Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project

Tucy · Post by **Tucy** » 01 Jan 2021 12:27

Soooo... three weeks since "ground-breaking". Anything happening here?

Post by **CTroyMathis** » 01 Jan 2021 13:01

There is a right of way permit for crane services to start on Ross between Harwood & Olive on the 16th Jan all day going into early hours of next day. Closure is for all lanes of Ross in this section.

Seems like a very good chance that is the day to start seeing action for a tower crane to go up. It's a Saturday.

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 01 Jan 2021 19:14

I assumed they’d wait until after the holidays to start.

Post by **CTroyMathis** » 10 Jan 2021 13:09

CTroyMathis wrote:There is a right of way permit for crane services to start on Ross between Harwood & Olive on the 16th Jan all day going into early hours of next day. Closure is for all lanes of Ross in this section.

Seems like a very good chance that is the day to start seeing action for a tower crane to go up. It's a Saturday.

I totally forgot to post where I found that:
https://rowmanagement.dallascityhall.co ... =162778178

And, now there are two more ROW/Traffic Control permits related to using a crane in the vicinity:

29-31JAN21
https://rowmanagement.dallascityhall.co ... =162778820

06FEB21
https://rowmanagement.dallascityhall.co ... =162779085

Notes:
In the first two, it appears the application cut/pasted a Maple Ave address as well as Ross Ave while on the third one they maybe finally realized the cut/paste mistake from perhaps another job in the past. But, these are all on the map for the correct location.

Also, the one for late January is curiously labeled residential while the other two are labeled commercial. Could just be another error, or not. . . haha.

LPG · Post by **LPG** » 10 Jan 2021 19:52

I was in the area on Saturday afternoon while the mobile crane was onsite. The boom was over the patio to the right of Sloane’s Corner at Trammel Crow Center. I was only passing through, but it was clear they were working on something at TCC.

Here’s to hoping the next ROW closures are JWM related.

Post by **Tnexster** » 27 Jan 2021 12:07

Was at the office for a bit this morning and looked down to see if there is any visible evidence of a ramp up in activity. Nothing.

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 04 Feb 2021 13:20

There’s site prep work taking place on the once grassy lot next to the garage. Lots of equipment and putting down some type of gravel for a construction staging area. I imagine we will see a crane go up soon.

rono3849 · Post by **rono3849** » 06 Feb 2021 23:05

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It's official, the site preparation is underway for the new JW Marriott hotel construction.

Post by **Tnexster** » 07 Feb 2021 11:15

Nice, thats two new starts in February.

Post by **cowboyeagle05** » 07 Feb 2021 15:38

That's the side where the residential tower would go. I assume they are simply locating the construction trailer and the crane on that land since the hotel would be on top of the garage on the other side.

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 07 Feb 2021 16:23

cowboyeagle05 wrote:That's the side where the residential tower would go. I assume they are simply locating the construction trailer and the crane on that land since the hotel would be on top of the garage on the other side.

That’s what it looks like they are going to do.

Roman_Patrick · Post by **Roman_Patrick** » 08 Feb 2021 10:21

SOOOOO EXCITING!! Ross had some major closures over the weekend, so glad to see this is officially starting, a great addition to Downtown.

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 13 Feb 2021 16:35

Construction fencing is up on the side lot and scaffolding is up on the sidewalk along the garage/retail space. We should see a start after the cold weather subsides.

Post by **Tnexster** » 23 Mar 2021 12:31

Did the crane ever go up?

eburress · Post by **eburress** » 23 Mar 2021 13:17

It looked like there was a crane up over the weekend.

Post by **Tnexster** » 23 Mar 2021 13:46

eburress wrote:It looked like there was a crane up over the weekend.

Great, thanks!

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 24 Mar 2021 20:33

I don’t see a crane yet.

rono3849 · Post by **rono3849** » 25 Mar 2021 15:55

R1070 wrote:I don’t see a crane yet.

Just drove by the site. They are constructing sidewalk barriers & overhang protectors all around the perimeter of the building, as well as a ground level staging site. I could also see some preliminary wooden walls on the top of the parking garage's roof. It appears they are progressing.

Roman_Patrick · Post by **Roman_Patrick** » 14 Apr 2021 10:00

Crane is going up this morning! Officially.

THRILLHO · Post by **THRILLHO** » 14 Apr 2021 13:59

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Awesome, another project that can be watched from the Epic construction cam.

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 14 Apr 2021 15:51

I believe they are adding 15 floors to the top of the garage, correct?

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 19 Apr 2021 15:55

Workers on site and crane moving.

I45Tex · Post by **I45Tex** » 09 Jul 2021 23:59

Update on this construction progress, please!

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 10 Jul 2021 01:19

Rebar is sticking out from the top of the garage.

Post by **tamtagon** » 10 Jul 2021 07:08

I suppose the residential tower for this could be an office tower for Goldman Sachs if the bank expansion happens in the CBD.

Tucy · Post by **Tucy** » 10 Jul 2021 09:13

tamtagon wrote:I suppose the residential tower for this could be an office tower for Goldman Sachs if the bank expansion happens in the CBD.

That seems pretty unlikely.

Post by **tamtagon** » 10 Jul 2021 13:44

^it does... All the press releases so far have talked about a campus, which has suburban written all over it. Or maybe the LTV tower could hold the whole thing... Over time

Post by **cowboyeagle05** » 12 Jul 2021 13:21

it would also be dependent on the type of space GMSachs wants. When you design space for a residential tower vs a modern office tower the requirements can be very different depending on the tenant.

Post by **Tnexster** » 06 Aug 2021 11:00

Using the KDC webcams on Uber tower to look at Marriott, looks like they are up two floors. Much more noticeable now.

alkilo · Post by **alkilo** » 11 Aug 2021 10:30

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Post by **undefinedprocess** » 11 Aug 2021 10:47

So happy to see this go up, so cool. Makes me hopeful for futures of other parking garages throughout downtown, expect you know, that one on the SW side being built brand new... but hey, ground floor retail in a brand new parking garage!

Urbancowboy · Post by **Urbancowboy** » 11 Aug 2021 17:51

Great infill...Our downtown continues to look very dense.

willyk · Post by **willyk** » 12 Aug 2021 01:38

JW Marriot is such a powerful brand, the location in the Arts District is so good, and the surrounding towers are all renovated…I am thinking that this may be the project that finally gets the Uptown energy to jump the gap to Ross Ave.

This would seal the deal— Pearl Street: Avenue to the Arts. See p. 18+

• Unify and expand the Dallas Arts District with a continuous, streetscape between Uptown, Klyde Warren Park, the Arts District, and City Center

https://dallascityhall.com/departments/ ... lan_v7.pdf

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 12 Aug 2021 14:46

I agree. This area of downtown has really improved. Hopefully that momentum spreads to the empty lots in the area.

dalbert · Post by **dalbert** » 31 Aug 2021 14:45

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R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 31 Aug 2021 16:15

This is going to look sharp from KWP.

Post by **cowboyeagle05** » 31 Aug 2021 17:24

The best fancy tissue box in Downtown even!

homeworld1031tx · Post by **homeworld1031tx** » 03 Sep 2021 13:43

Wow, that looks pretty good. I wonder how they're taking care of ventilation - it's rare to see a garage so thoroughly wrapped in cladding like that. I guess they did put serious forethought into the garage's design to support this!

THRILLHO · Post by **THRILLHO** » 03 Sep 2021 14:20

homeworld1031tx wrote:Wow, that looks pretty good. I wonder how they're taking care of ventilation - it's rare to see a garage so thoroughly wrapped in cladding like that. I guess they did put serious forethought into the garage's design to support this!

I want to say the white slats on the right side of the garage in that picture have openings for ventilation. Not 100% on that though.
But besides, the rest of the garage walls are open air:

ross1.JPG

Post by **lakewoodhobo** » 19 Sep 2021 10:49

Yesterday.

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potatocoins · Post by **potatocoins** » 19 Sep 2021 14:27

Cool picture!

Urbancowboy · Post by **Urbancowboy** » 21 Sep 2021 12:15

Good looking building! This is a great addition to the Arts District.

Post by **Tnexster** » 28 Sep 2021 11:51

Construction seems to be on a roll here, appear to be up on level 7.

clcrash19 · Post by **clcrash19** » 28 Sep 2021 13:47

What is the final floor? 15?

Post by **Tnexster** » 28 Sep 2021 14:28

clcrash19 wrote:What is the final floor? 15?

25, it's 15 on top of 10 so wince they are on the 7th level of the hotel they are technically at 17.

R1070 · Post by **R1070** » 28 Sep 2021 15:15

I was thinking the garage was 11 floors with 15 on top making it 26.

Warrior2020 · Post by **Warrior2020** » 28 Sep 2021 16:21

This will have a really nice rooftop bar. I can't wait to visit once open

dalbert · Post by **dalbert** » 26 Oct 2021 12:12

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willyk · Post by **willyk** » 26 Oct 2021 22:29

/\ This is gonna be great. Will be the best hotel in Dallas in the best location in Dallas.

Post by **tamtagon** » 27 Oct 2021 06:41

I hope the second tower gets built, either as residential or as hotel, but I don't want the pedestal to sit empty for a generation or two as an afterthought of what could have been.